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SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK STATEMENT MARCH 12, 2020
FROM VICE PRESIDENT AND GENERAL MANAGER DWIGHT BERUBE
SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK STATEMENT
VICE PRESIDENT & GENERAL MANAGER DWIGHT BERUBE
TEXAS TUESDAY FEATURE – OWNER STATON FLURRY
By Martha Claussen
Spring is in the air and one of the most endearing benchmarks of this time of year is the birth of our future racehorses! While the breeding farms in Texas had a rough go in recent years, the recent passage of House Bill 2463 has elicited a strong turnaround in 2020.
TEXAS TUESDAY FEATURE – JOCKEY ERNESTO VALDEZ-JIMINEZ
By Martha Claussen
It’s hard to believe that jockey Ernesto Valdez-Jiminez had never ridden a horse until he turned 16. That’s the year that the teenager with a big smile and bigger dreams left Guerrero, Mexico and came to the United States.
THE 2020 QUARTER HORSE SEASON AT SAM HOUSTON RACE PARK GETS UNDERWAY ON FRIDAY, APRIL 10
Tribute for Two-Time World Champion Jessies First Down Set for Saturday, April 11
HOUSTON, TX - Sam Houston Race Park will kick off its 2020 Quarter Horse racing season on Friday, April 10. The 23-day meet continues through Saturday, May 30 and features a lucrative purse boost from House Bill 2463, which was passed by the 86th Texas Legislature. It will contribute $25 million annually to the Texas horse racing industry, split equally between Thoroughbred and Quarter Horse interests.
FRIDAY NIGHT FEATURE – STARTER PAUL STUTES
By Martha Claussen
Anyone who has ever watched a horse race has seen the familiar routine of horses preparing for competition. The field enters the racetrack and parades in front of the grandstand. After their warmup, the horses approach the starting gate, are loaded in, the bell sounds and off they go.
TEXAS TUESDAY – ALLEN AND SONJA DUPUY
By Martha Claussen
Allen Dupuy has spent his entire life around horses. He rode in the bush tracks in Louisiana for more years than he can even remember and was one of the original members of the Sam Houston Race Park jockey colony when the northwest Houston racetrack opened in 1994.
FRIDAY NIGHT FEATURE – LEADING TEXAS STALLION TOO MUCH BLING
By Martha Claussen
It’s no secret that owners, trainers and jockeys are very pleased with the purse increases at Sam Houston Race Park as well as the 43% boost announced for the upcoming live racing season at Lone Star Park.
